Where does “purjealus” come from?
purjealus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
purjealus (Finnish): sailing ship
Ancestry of “purjealus”, step by step
purjealus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alus | vessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject |
| 2 | Finnish | ala | area, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish purje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purje | sail; rag, sheet |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | purjeh | sail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | buriz | male offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |